PANAJI
Babush Monserrate's son Rohit Monserrate has been shortlisted for the position of Mayor and Bento Lourena his deputy in the Corporation of City of Panaji.
The forms filled in the names of Rohit Monserrate and Bento Lourena indicate that they have made it for the positions of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
However, no official announcement has been made in this regard. MLA Babush Monserratte has said that the party would decide who will be the next mayor of the corporation.
The BJP-supported panel has got a thumping majority with victories in 25 of 30 corporate seats. However, some core BJP corporators have opposed the name of Rohit Monserrate. These corporators have opposed family selection rather than capability.
There are many experienced corporators in the ruling panel like Uday Madkaikar, Shubham Chodankar, Carolina Po, who have earlier served as higher positions in the CCP, they claim.
